Chichen Itza, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, is dominated by gray limestone that was cut by hand and moved without any wheels.Once home to 30,000 people, Chichen Itza was the last major city … ...

Chichen Itza features columns, bas-reliefs, sculptures, stone murals, pictographs, monuments, statues and warrior images. It is a visually stunning, must-see ancient city, ...

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Chichen Itza, a World Heritage site in Mexico, from National Geographic.

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is home to a rich history and well-preserved archaeological sites that predate the the Spanish. Explore its Mayan culture at the famous Chichen Itza and other sites ...

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archeologists have found an ancient scoreboard used by Mayans during a ball game. The stone disk was found at Chichén Itzá, an ...

A video posted on INAH’s YouTube channel in January shows artistic renderings of the proposed museum and visitor center.. In addition to artifacts discovered at Chichén Itzá, the new museum ...

Archaeologists have revealed a group of structures discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, believed to have been part of a housing complex ...

A study of human remains deposited over 800 years at the Maya city of Chichen Itza challenges long-held assumptions about the age and gender of sacrifice victims. The Great Pyramid (El Castillo ...

In a cave under the ancient city of Chichén Itzá, Mexican archaeologists discovered a trove of ceramic artifacts that appear to be over 1,000 years old.

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is home to a rich history and well-preserved archaeological sites that predate the the Spanish. Explore its Mayan culture at the famous Chichen Itza and other sites ...